ADMIRAL RESIGNS NO. 2 CIA POST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000202230084-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 2010
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: April 23, 1982
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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'John MaC 8211 ;mss . -~L.cAfter that,... Inman no longer felt that..
~___ . _ .. ., ,...... ,,,, January, the- sources said, Clark and
announced his resignation as ;deputy di Inman did not get_ along
rector of the Central Intelligence Agency ~M .
Wednesday, and sources -.in the intelh INMAN IS KNOWN as abrilliant Intel-`
gene community said the move resulted 11 o0?no nffinot
cnKa9o slwn, Tess s o. became worse"whe William Ciark?"bii::
and JS111eS . ~08t@S ;the:-White House valued his services,=:ti e .
Intelligence sources said Th- situation
_
leave his post as soon as -a successor . "rose to head the supersecret National
could be confirmed. The White House ; Security Agency, which breaks other na-
released Inman's letter, which contained tions':codes and listens In on radio, satel
Inman sent a letter 'of `resignation t
'
the White House a month ago,.asking to
from. friction-between him and the White
House
`? ration of Max Hugel, a protege of CIA
Director'William Casey, as deputy direr-?
or
tried #o. get Inman the job of CIA di . ' end of his term that he would stay on at.
when 'Sin.-. tarry Goldwater (R., Ariz INiyIAIY TOLD Jimmy 'Carter at the
Navy-". ,:wen
. t directly to him and almost nowhere::
-
enter ' private business. Inman, 51, also'. ma
.. ....... n established a system at NSA under
re
I consi a resignation a welcome had an. "arrangement"_ with the, Libyan
development"' and that he intended to government. Intelligence sources aid In
Inman told associates Wednesday that partment its first word PA-Billy Carter
h d
d his
tion "with deeu regret."_.
While at NSA 6-gave the Justice De__
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fur yawing, anu one from Cite and other international communica-
President Reagan accepting the resigna %tions. "
questionable business activities by Hugel'. ,.amateur at ' intelligence work, was- noni
Goldwater, chairman of the Senate Intel- mated as CIA 'director, Ininanr was
ligence Committee, subsequently pressed.? praised as a professional who could keep:
an inquiry into' Casey's own business de the spy agency -on" course. "The Senate
slings. h z confirmed him by a -vote of 94 to 0
It- was understood that . Goldwater - "Rep.' Edward Boland '(D;, Mass) .
wanted Casey,. 69, to step down in favor ehiarman of .the House Intelligence C om-i
of Inman, whom. Goldwater once called mittee, said of Inman's resignation.'
the best spy`in the world, but the White" "I view this development' with the
House
fought' back. deepest regret: -Admiral Inman -is the-
The?Reagan administration told-Gold nation's finest professional' intelligence
water'that- if'. Casey went; so.would In-: officer. During his exceptional career he
man, -according-to intelligence sources.'--has-enjoyed the- full confidence (of the_
hearted :careerist to others. His speciality..
veillance.
During the Carter administration
Lze
'NSA, but only fora year or: I& months'
Alter Reagan moved him to the CIA job,
however, it was anticipated that he would.
tor for- operations 'after; disclosure of } When Cassp, widely considereii an I
CHICAGO TRIHUPNE
23 APRIL 1982
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